SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2686        FILED ON: 7/1/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2491

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Patrick M. O'Connor

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act amending the Town Administrator Special Act to change the name of the Hingham board of selectmen to the Hingham select board.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

 

Joan Meschino

3rd Plymouth

7/7/2021


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2686        FILED ON: 7/1/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2491

By Mr. O'Connor, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2491) of Patrick M. O'Connor (by vote of the town) for legislation to amend the Town Administrator Special Act to change the name of the Hingham board of selectmen to the Hingham select board.  Municipalities and Regional Government.  [Local approval received]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act amending the Town Administrator Special Act to change the name of the Hingham board of selectmen to the Hingham select board.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law or by-law of the Town of Hingham to the contrary, the Town Administrator Special Act, Chapter 263 of the Acts of 2016, is hereby amended to delete the words "board of selectmen" wherever they appear and insert in their place the words "select board".

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any general or special law or by-law of the Town of Hingham to the contrary, the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Hingham shall be referred to as the Select Board of the Town of Hingham and individual members of said Select Board shall be referred to as a member of the Select Board of the Town of Hingham.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.